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metate

American  
[muh-tah-tee, me-tah-te] / məˈtɑ ti, mɛˈtɑ tɛ /

noun

plural

metates

  1. a flat stone that has a shallow depression in the upper surface for holding maize or other grains to be ground with a mano.

Etymology

Origin of metate

1825–35, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl metlatl

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